August 02, 2005
From Cuba:
Via Net For Cuba:
It's time to free the streets from tyranny! Alert #1Santa Clara, Cuba. August 2, 2005
Sylvia Benamur, a diplomat with the EU's Human Rights Commission, who traveled today (August 2, 2005) to Santa Clara province to meet with Guillermo Sardiña Fariña, the province representative of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society in Cuba, was violently attacked, together with her host and twelve others that were accompanying her.
While walking on Aleman Street between Hospital and Misionero, Ms. Benamur, Mr. Fariña and the other dissidents, were attacked by government agents in plain clothes, with sticks and clubs in their hands, and organized anti-dissent mobs. Ms. Benamur and the the twelve remaining dissidents managed to escape the melee, thankfully since the pro-government forces were estimated by some eyewitnesses to be a crowd of 400.
The people in the town, upon seeing what was happening to the group, came to the aid of the twelve and the EU Representative, some going so far as to offer their homes as sanctuary from the government goons and mob. The crowd aided her and the others through back streets through which they were able to make their escape to safety.
En español:
F U N D A C I O N C U B A N A C I O N¡ES HORA DE QUITARLE LAS CALLES A LA TIRANIA!
ALERTA # 1
Santa Clara, Cuba. Agosto 2 de 2005
Diplomática de los Derechos Humanos de la Unión Europea (Sylvia Benamur) quien viajo hoy martes 2 de agosto a Santa Clara para reunirse con Guillermo Sardiña Fariña representante en esa provincia de la Asamblea para Promover la Sociedad Civil en Cuba, fue violentamente atacada junto a su anfitrión y otros doce opositores que los acompañaban.
Mientras dicha funcionaria de la Unión Europea caminaban por la calle Alemán entre Hospital y Misionero junto a Sardiñas Fariñas y los otros opositores, agentes de la policía política de la tiranía disfrazados de civiles con palos y cabillas en sus manos, junto a turbas entrenadas para reprimir, atacaron violentamente al grupo, por lo que la funcionaria europea junto a los opositor tuvieron que huir ya que ellos eran solo doce, mientras los esbirros y agentes de la tiranía eran unos 400 según testigos.
El pueblo indignado al percatarse de lo que ocurría se solidarizaron con los opositores perseguidos y la representante europea Benamur, y muchos abrieron sus puertas para que se refugiaran en sus casas. Además, le proporcionaron la logística para que pudieran escapar por callejones y calles, guiándolos así hasta sitio seguro.
Luis Alberto Ramírez
Coordinador General
Fundación Cuba Nación
“El Camino es la Calle y Vamos a Utilizar la Calle en Toda la Nación”
Posted by Val Prieto at August 2, 2005 09:57 PM
Comments
" con palos y cabillas en sus manos"
You forgot this part in the translation.
Posted by: madtom at August 2, 2005 11:08 PM
Thanks, MadTom. It's corrected.
Posted by: George L. Moneo at August 2, 2005 11:13 PM
Val, I thought you were taking a break!?
Posted by: Regina at August 3, 2005 12:33 AM
El problema del soporte a la disidencia lo tienen los mismos que reportan. Lo que me jode de estas noticias es como exageran en el contexto: "los agentes de la tirania eran unos 400"...y despues quieren que creas que los "doce disidentes" se escaparon sin problemas de esa jauria. Si vivieron en Cuba, o mejor, en Sta. Clara sabrán que Aleman y Hospital es una zona llena de policias y con calles sumamente angostas, ¿por dónde escaparon?...¿pa' quien escriben esta gente? ¿creeran que uno es bobo?
Posted by: Cuca at August 3, 2005 01:10 AM
Oh come on Regina - if Val's vertigo goes away for a few minutes, what better way for him to spend the time except by blogging for us? It's a treat for us!
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at August 3, 2005 04:51 AM
This Santa Clara thing is rapidly degenerating into gang warfare. I so pity the poor people of Santa Clara who are terrorized by these buck-toothed thugs. It kind of scares me to think that they will eventually have to form self-defense forces. These animals will eventually force them to do so.
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at August 3, 2005 04:53 AM
This behavior is outrageous! I'm glad rank and file are beginning to stand up for themselves.
Posted by: j.scott at August 3, 2005 10:46 AM
I'm worried about Val's blood pressure!! Not to mention his marriage. Go on vacation, already!
Posted by: Regina at August 3, 2005 02:04 PM